{"id":216,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/216","headline":"Dodgers beat Braves 4-1, reach third straight NLCS","dek":"Los Angeles closed out the best-of-five matchup in Game 4 to advance in October for a third consecutive year.","body":"The Dodgers dispatched the Braves 4-1 in Game 4 to clinch the NLDS and move on to their third straight NLCS. It is the kind of result that has become familiar in Los Angeles, a rotation and bullpen built for exactly this stretch of the schedule doing their job again in October.\n\nBefore Game 4, the Dodgers had already taken control of the series in Game 3, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivering a strong outing to help Los Angeles grab back home-field advantage.\n\nThe win keeps the Dodgers on their march toward a possible World Series three-peat, with the rotation and a star-studded bullpen now set to carry that weight into the NLCS. One complication looms over that effort: a dinged Shohei Ohtani, whose status will be something to watch as the next round begins.\n\nElsewhere in the postseason, the American League side of the bracket has been considerably messier. The Yankees had a rough Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rays, with defensive miscues and missed chances at the plate leaving New York in a hole. The Yankees now have to win twice at home just to force the series back to Tropicana Field for a decisive Game 5.","published_at":"2026-10-08T19:17:55.251375+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"MLB Playoff Roundup: Dodgers take control, Padres stay alive","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mlb-playoff-roundup-dodgers-control-130000759.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Dodgers are a step closer to the World Series. What did we learn from their NLDS win?","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7670165/2026/10/08/dodgers-nlds-mlb-playoffs-win-braves/"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Dodgers win NLDS over Braves, continue march for World Series three-peat","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/sports/dodgers-beat-braves-in-nlds-move-closer-to-world-series-three-peat/"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Dodgers dispatch Braves, advance to third straight NLCS","url":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50129200/nonchalant-dodgers-dispatch-braves-advance-5th-straight-nlcs"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dodgers NLCS begins Sunday night","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-nlcs-begins-sunday-night-010433926.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dodgers advance to NLCS after beating Braves 4-1 in Game 4","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-advance-nlcs-beating-braves-011401665.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dodgers win NLDS over Braves, continue march for World Series three-peat","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-win-nlds-over-braves-010527237.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dodgers’ Championship Formula Shows Up Again in NLDS Clincher","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-championship-formula-shows-again-012746297.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dodgers beat Braves, advance to third straight NLCS","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-beat-braves-advance-third-015758896.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Dodgers dispatch Braves, advance to third straight NLCS","url":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50129200/dodgers-dispatch-braves-advance-third-straight-nlcs"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dodgers, Brewers meet again in second straight NLCS","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-brewers-meet-again-second-050901279.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dodgers win NLDS over Braves, continue march for World Series three-peat","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-win-nlds-over-braves-010527962.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dodgers’ Next Playoff Opponent Revealed","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-next-playoff-opponent-revealed-052013661.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Los Angeles Dodgers-Milwaukee Brewers schedule for NLCS rematch","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/los-angeles-dodgers-milwaukee-brewers-123900791.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"2 Braves most to blame for disappointing NLDS loss to Dodgers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2-braves-most-blame-disappointing-191237508.html"}],"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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